soften up

動詞

広義 慣用表現

To make softer. / (by extension, idiomatic) To appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal. / To become less committed to something.

日本語の意味

(物理的に)柔らかくする、柔軟にする / （比喩的に）心を和らげる、口説き落とす、説得して受け入れやすくする / （状態が）緩和する、固執が薄れる

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Before sewing the old denim jacket, she washed it to soften up the fabric.

古いデニムのジャケットを縫う前に、彼女は生地を柔らかくするために洗った。

詳細

意味（1）

To make softer.

意味（2）

(by extension, idiomatic) To appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal.

意味（3）

To become less committed to something.

That was what Agnes thought at two o'clock in the afternoon, but by evening she had softened up some.

詳細

softens up （ present singular third-person ）

softening up （ participle present ）

softened up （ participle past ）

softened up （ past ）